Zoe Kravitz basically ate dirt to lose weight in preparation to play a girl struggling with anorexia and bulimia. The Divergent star told Us Weekly that she went on a pretty extreme diet and exercise regimen while getting ready for her challenging role as Marie in The Road Within. Zoe’s already a very thin woman, […]
Eating disorders are often times associated with specific races, age groups, and even career choices…think white teenage actress/models. But the truth is that eating disorders do not discriminate. According to the National Eating Disorder Association, 10 million American women suffer from eating disorders. This is not a Black v. White epidemic, and it certainly does […]
Black women suffer from eating disorders too. There’s a stereotype that claims that eating disorders are for White teenaged women. However, when I had to Google, “Am I addicted to food?” one night as I finished off two large bags of Honey BBQ Cheese Doodles and was working on my third row of Chips Ahoy […]
Retailer Urban Outfitters has debuted a new t-shirt on their website and it’s causing quite the controversy! Some are saying that the “Eat Less” t-shirt promotes bad body image and eating disorders while others say that it’s simply just a shirt. As for Urban, the description once read: “Eat less or more or however much […]
It’s a long-standing myth that women of color don’t suffer from eating disorders. However, anorexia and bulimia doesn’t have a race qualification… and it’s an especially tough issue during the holiday season.
